CASH BOX TOP SINGLES – 1979
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Chart data collected by Randy Price

The 1979 Charts!
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1979 #1 Top Debut
January 6 Le Freak - Chic
(No new chart this week; published chart was a reprint from the Dec. 30 issue)
(No debuts)
January 13 Le Freak - Chic 73. Heaven Knows - Donna Summer with Brooklyn Dreams
January 20 Le Freak - Chic 77. Goodbye, I Love You - Firefall
January 27 Le Freak - Chic 54. What A Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers
February 3 Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart 61. Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
February 10 Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart 32. Tragedy - Bee Gees
February 17 Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart 81. Just One Look - Linda Ronstadt
February 24 Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart 83. Love Ballad - George Benson
March 3 Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart 82. Here Comes The Night - Beach Boys
March 10 I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor 84. Love Is The Answer - England Dan & John Ford Coley
March 17 Tragedy - Bee Gees 55. In The Navy - Village People
March 24 Tragedy - Bee Gees 83. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Linda Clifford
March 31 Tragedy - Bee Gees 41. Goodnight Tonight - Wings
April 7 What A Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers 84. The Logical Song - Supertramp
April 14 What A Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers 82. Deeper Than The Night - Olivia Newton-John
April 21 Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart 39. Love You Inside Out - Bee Gees
April 28 Heart Of Glass - Blondie 53. Ain’t Love A Bitch - Rod Stewart
May 5 Reunited - Peaches & Herb 58. Minute By Minute - Doobie Brothers
May 12 Reunited - Peaches & Herb 51. Boogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind & Fire with Emotions
May 19 Reunited - Peaches & Herb 49. Shine A Little Love - Electric Light Orchestra
May 26 Reunited - Peaches & Herb 51. Bad Girls - Donna Summer
June 2 Hot Stuff - Donna Summer 62. Days Gone Down (Still Got The Light In Your Eyes) - Gerry Rafferty
June 9 Hot Stuff - Donna Summer 65. Mama Can’t Buy You Love - Elton John
June 16 Hot Stuff - Donna Summer 66. Getting Closer - Wings
June 23 Hot Stuff - Donna Summer 78. You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else - Jones Girls
June 30 Ring My Bell - Anita Ward 75. Let’s Go - Cars
July 7 Ring My Bell - Anita Ward 66. After The Love Has Gone - Earth, Wind & Fire
July 14 Ring My Bell - Anita Ward 83. Lonesome Loser - Little River Band
July 21 Bad Girls - Donna Summer 75. Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer
July 28 Bad Girls - Donna Summer 48. Don’t Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra
August 4 Bad Girls - Donna Summer 82. What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin’ - Stephanie Mills
August 11 Good Times - Chic 53. Pop Muzik - M
August 18 My Sharona - Knack 73. Spooky - Atlanta Rhythm Section
August 25 My Sharona - Knack 75. Dim All The Lights - Donna Summer
September 1 My Sharona - Knack 83. Hold On - Ian Gomm
September 8 My Sharona - Knack 66. Good Girls Don’t - Knack
September 15 My Sharona - Knack 78. You’re Only Lonely - J.D. Souther
September 22 My Sharona - Knack 79. Broken Hearted Me - Anne Murray
September 29 Sad Eyes - Robert John 55. Still - Commodores
October 6 Sad Eyes - Robert John 23. Heartache Tonight - Eagles
October 13 Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson 54. Ships - Barry Manilow
October 20 Sail On - Commodores 57. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer
October 27 Rise - Herb Alpert 83. Wait For Me - Daryl Hall & John Oates
November 3 Rise - Herb Alpert 49. Send One Your Love - Stevie Wonder
November 10 Heartache Tonight - Eagles 60. Head Games - Foreigner
November 17 Still - Commodores 64. Coward Of The County - Kenny Rogers
November 24 Babe - Styx 83. You Know That I Love You - Santana
December 1 Babe - Styx 57. The Long Run - Eagles
December 8 Babe - Styx 83. Rotation - Herb Alpert
December 15 No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) - Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer 43. Sara - Fleetwood Mac
December 22 Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes 54. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
December 29 Escape (The Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes 84. Star - Earth, Wind & Fire

YEAR-END CHARTS:  SINGLES (Pop)  |  ALBUMS (Pop)

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